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By Abbas Haleem<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s about next year for two new Roosevelt players.<\/p>\n

There are only three games left this season for Roosevelt basketball team, and it is unlikely Thomas Cutts and Jake Asquini will play in either of them.<\/p>\n

However, teammates say the transfer players\u00a0have displayed the skill needed to compete in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. They appear to be improving quickly and are expected to make contributions next season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they knew the system, to tell you the truth, they would be playing right now,\u201d said senior Pete Mroz, who also joined Roosevelt\u00a0midway through his first season. \u201cI think that\u2019s how good they are. Once they get to know all that, hopefully this semester will help them for next year and they\u2019re going to be just fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cutts, a transfer from Aurora University, and Asquini, from Augustana College, both said a benefit of joining Roosevelt\u00a0was living in the city. But they stressed they really came for the coaching. Cutts said everyone competes at Roosevelt and that the program is more organized.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe pay more attention to defense and rebounding,\u201d Cutts said. \u201cAt Aurora, it was a lot less defense and trying to outscore people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roosevelt coach Joe\u00a0Griffin said the two have upped the team\u2019s intensity at practice. Having Cutts and Asquini means reducing repetitions for some of the team\u2019s high-minute players.<\/p>\n

Cutts and Asquini became part of the scout team for their first semester, representing upcoming opposing players during the team\u2019s offensive and defensive sets at practice. Griffin said their best skill at the moment isn\u2019t in their play, but rather that their desire to improve.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re working hard and they want to ask questions and learn,\u201d Griffin said.<\/p>\n

For Asquini, the transfer was about finding an offensive system in which he can thrive. He said he didn\u2019t see himself fitting into the offense or gaining from the coaching at Augustana.\u00a0Although Asquini said he hasn\u2019t learned the Lakers\u2019 offense yet, he noticed the team\u2019s unselfish play\u00a0and appreciates how straightforward Roosevelt coaches are with him.<\/p>\n

Another factor\u00a0that drew Asquini\u00a0to Roosevelt was being able to play on the same team as a childhood friend, leading scorer\u00a0Jake Ludwig.<\/p>\n

The two grew up playing pickup basketball together on the same street in St. Charles, Illinois, but went to rival high schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d go to this park and play with all the older guys right down the street,\u201d Ludwig said. \u201cIt prepared us for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Above: Recruit Jake Asquini (with the ball) drives against childhood friend Jake Ludwig at practice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ludwig said it helps to have a player like Asquini spread the floor because of his ability to shoot from NBA three-point range. He also said he likes having home blood on his team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was supposed to hate him and stuff playing against him (in high school), but he\u2019s a really good player,\u201d Asquini said. \u201cIt\u2019s really good to play with him now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo at top: Roosevelt University Lakers recruit Thomas Cutts takes a jump shot during a Tuesday morning practice.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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